Performances
2019-2020 season
A virtual talk with the Ambassador of Spain
Un café con… is a series of virtual talks with the Ambassador of Spain, Santiago Cabanas, and Spanish influencers living in the U.S. Organized by the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain and hosted by the Ambassador, during 30 minutes you will have the opportunity to get to know these special guests better.
An Armenian Odyssey: The Color of Pomegranates
The Armenian Festival introduces D.C. audiences to the singular Armenian/Syrian artist Kevork Mourad (winner of Germany’s 2019 Robert Bosch Stiftung prize for animation), who creates animated artwork in real time in response to live music.
World premiere of Aaron Travers' Yellowwood for orchestra and video
Angel Gil-Ordóñez conducts the world premiere of Aaron Travers’ Yellowwood for orchestra and video, performed by the advanced students of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University.
Spanish music in Havana
Angel Gil-Ordóñez directs the Orquesta del Lyceum Mozartiano de La Habana in this program of Spanish music celebrates the 500 years of Havana’s foundation.
Beethoven! A Sestercentennial celebration of his birth
The Georgetown University Concert Choir and Orchestra join forces to perform works of Ludwig Van Beethoven on the 250th anniversary of his birth, featuring an audience sing-along on the Ode to Joy.
Native American Inspirations: From Spillville to Pine Ridge
In this unprecedented 125-year overview of music inspired by the Native American experience, our topic is the controversial relationship between Native America and American identity — then and now.
Tate, Shostakovich, and Haydn at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music
Angel Gil-Ordóñez conducts music by Jerod Tate, Shostakovich, and Haydn performed by the advanced students of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University.
Screening of Redes followed by a discussion
Before the screening of the film Redes (1935), one of the early examples of Mexico’s Golden Age of cinema, musicians from the Civic Orchestra of Chicago will perform Revueltas’ String Quartet No. 2. Stay after the film for a Q&A with Angel Gil-Ordóñez, who conducted the PostClassical Ensemble in the recording of the score.
2018-2019 season
Music and Migration: The Spiritual in White America
In conjunction with the Phillips’s exhibition The Warmth of Other Suns: Stories of Global Displacement, PostClassical Ensemble presents two programs of music, readings, commentary, and visual art.
Music and Migration: The Reinvention of Arnold Schoenberg
In conjunction with the Phillips’s exhibition The Warmth of Other Suns: Stories of Global Displacement, PostClassical Ensemble presents two programs of music, readings, commentary, and visual art.
Beethoven’s Triple Concerto
Angel Gil-Ordóñez is a regular guest conductor at the Bowdoin International Music Festival in Maine. This will be his 5th appearance.
The Orchestra Conductor of the XXI Century and the Orchestra of the Future
What is the function of the conductor? How has this function evolved until our day. Are orchestras adapting to the audiences of the XXIst century? In this lecture, Music Director Angel Gil-Ordóñez discusses these matters and show video clips of great conductors of the past in rehearsals and performances.
Copland and Mexico
This program focuses on the relationship between Aaron Copland and the dynamic Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas. A screening of the emotionally searing film Redes is accompanied by a live performance of the original Revueltas score.
Beyond Psycho: The Genius of Bernard Herrmann
As Hollywood’s most gifted composer, Bernard Herrmann scored Psycho, Vertigo, Citizen Kane, and dozens of other memorable films. But he was much more than that.
Annapolis Symphony Academy Ensemble Concert
Conducted by Angel Gil-Ordóñez, the Annapolis Symphony Academy Ensemble performs works by Bartok, Grieg, and Elgar.
Winners of the 2018 Georgetown University Orchestra Concerto Competition
The winners of the 2018 edition of the Georgetown University Orchestra Concerto Competition perform accompanied by the orchestra. PostClassical Ensemble’s principals David Jones and Philippe Chao join the celebration.
Deep River: The Art of the Spiritual
This performance is an homage to singer and composer Harry Burleigh, and his most celebrated work Deep River.
PostClassical Ensemble Annual Gala 2019
Join us for an evening celebrating Armenian art & music. Tchaikovsky International Competition winner Narek Hakhnazaryan will perform works by Bach, Ligeti, and Khudoyan. And he’ll partner with PCE Concertmaster Netanel Draiblate in the sizzling finale of Kodaly’s Duo for Violin and Cello.
Cultural Fusion: The Gamelan Experience
This unique mega-event, which will transform Washington National Cathedral’s Great Nave into an exotic cultural kaleidoscope, includes both Javanese and Balinese gamelan with dancers, archival films, and much more.
Redes
A 50-piece orchestra conducted by Angel Gil-Ordóñez performs Silvestre Revueltas’ searing score for the Mexican film masterpiece Redes (1936).
Lenny at 100. A Celebration of Leonard Bernstein’s Centennial
The GU Concert Choir joins the University Orchestra to perform works by Leonard Bernstein for the centennial of his birth.
Britten and Mozart at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music
Angel Gil-Ordóñez conducts the most exclusive orchestra of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University.